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Aerial Gunning of Feral Cattle in New Mexico Set to Begin, USFS Violates Agreement
Aerial Gunning of Feral Cattle in New Mexico Set to Begin, USFS Violates Agreement

Feral cattle in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest are expected to come under crosshairs once again as USFS and USDA APHIS plan to decrease the area’s population via aerial gunning, beginning Thursday, Feb. 23.

Firefighters from across Kansas and Oklahoma battle a wildfire near Protection, Kan., Monday, March 6, 2017.
New Mexico Wildfire Torches Nearly 180,000 Acres, Texas Under Threat All Week

As the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak fire continues in New Mexico, Texas Panhandle residents are under a severe fire risk warning with high temperatures and high winds forecast all week.

Feral Cattle Aerial Gunning Continues As Court Denies Restraining Order
Feral Cattle Aerial Gunning Continues As Court Denies Restraining Order

Court denies restraining order filed to halt aerial gunning operation of feral cattle. "The overall situation and the waste of protein is saddening," says NMCGA President-Elect Bronson Corn.

Feds Plan Aerial Gunning of Estray Cattle in New Mexico
Feds Plan Aerial Gunning of Estray Cattle in New Mexico

Federal Wildlife Service plan aerial gunning of estray cattle located in the Gila National Forest in New Mexico despite local ranchers concerns.

New Mexico Buys Ranch To Expand Wildlife Habitat
New Mexico Buys Ranch To Expand Wildlife Habitat

A public-private partnership has purchased the Pipkin Ranch for management by New Mexico's Department of Game & Fish to expand the habitat of the lesser prairie chicken and other grassland wildlife.

New Mexico Ranchers Capture Texas Murder Suspect
New Mexico Ranchers Capture Texas Murder Suspect

Three New Mexico ranchers captured and held a Midland, Texas, murder suspect who fled law enforcement Monday night just north of Roswell, N.M.

Ute Creek Cattle Co. Receives New Mexico Leopold Conservation Award
Ute Creek Cattle Co. Receives New Mexico Leopold Conservation Award

Inspired by seven generations of family on the land and Aldo Leopold’s land ethic, Tuda Libby Crews approached restoration of the family's New Mexico ranch by collaborating with others.

COOL was repealed in 2015
COOL, Packers To Clash In N.M. Court

A pair of lawsuits filed in New Mexico charge the nation's four largest meatpackers are misleading consumers with false labels on beef products.

Jeffrey Epstein's New Mexico ranch home.
New Mexico May Seize Jeffrey Epstein’s Ranch

New Mexico officials are trying to seize parts of a ranch owned by Jeffery Epstein after the state commissioner was not allowed to visit the property.

Toxic Plants Suspected of Killing Cows in Four Corners

Ranchers in northwestern New Mexico suspect toxic plants, used in Navajo and Hopi religious ceremonies, are responsible for the recent deaths of more than a dozen cows.

Cattle graze in the Shiprock, N.M., desert in this photo taken May 15, 2019. At least 17 cows have died this month, presumably from eating toxic plants on the range.
Toxic Plants Suspected of Killing Cows in Four Corners

Ranchers in northwestern New Mexico suspect toxic plants, used in Navajo and Hopi religious ceremonies, are responsible for the recent deaths of more than a dozen cows.

Cattle Kills Prompt Removal of Mexican Gray Wolves
Cattle Kills Prompt Removal of Mexican Gray Wolves

Two endangered Mexican wolves have been removed from the wild and are undergoing testing to determine if they’re behind a string of livestock deaths in southwestern New Mexico.

Cattle preparing to graze at sunrise.
New Mexico Land Office Lower Leasing Fees for 2019

The New Mexico Land Office says it will be lowering fees this year for agricultural leases on state trust land.

“I guarantee you that there's not a former rancher on this U.S.-Mexican border in the state of New Mexico that's against this [wall],” he said. “They don't have [the Roosevelt Reservation] on all of my farm, there's part of it we actually own all the way to the border, and I will happily give them an easement to build that wall.”
Farmer Says He’ll Give Trump An Easement To Build The Wall

Johnson says the wall is needed and he’s willing to give the government an easement on his land to build it.

The U.S. Forest Service has revoked the grazing permit of New Mexico rancher Craig Thiessen.
Rancher’s Grazing Permit Revoked After Wolf Kill

The U.S. Forest Service has revoked the grazing permit of New Mexico rancher Craig Thiessen.

Employee Admits to Stealing More Than $62,000 in Cattle Sales

A Texas feedlot had nearly 100 cattle stolen and sold by an employee at the yard in a theft scheme that spanned nearly 4 years.

A Texas feedlot had nearly 100 cattle stolen and sold by an employee at the yard in a theft scheme that spanned nearly 4 years.
Employee Admits to Stealing More Than $62,000 in Cattle Sales

A Texas feedlot had nearly 100 cattle stolen and sold by an employee at the yard in a theft scheme that spanned nearly 4 years.

Conservationists Sue Trump Administration Over Rare Mexican Wolf
Conservationists Sue Trump Administration Over Rare Mexican Wolf

Critics say the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's plan to restore the Mexican wolf in Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico by 2043, is flawed and are suing to reverse the plan.